Howl in Despair

The wind from the sword howled. At this moment, Hunter’s spirit and will were perfectly united. He had never felt this powerful before.

Mountain Breaker Strike had consumed almost all his resources, but before this, his attributes had been insufficient to unleash its power. Now, strengthened by his bloodline—

He could feel that he was absolutely an exceptional existence among the paper-level. Even among the Bing-level, he was confident he could kill some of the weaker ones.

The smile had yet to fade from Bai Cangshu’s face when Hunter, who had been standing there with despair in his eyes, suddenly drew his sword. In a flash of inspiration, he slashed the door free and turned it into a shield as he charged.

The change made Bai Cangshu want to clap and cheer.

Sure enough, people always erupted with extraordinary potential when driven into a corner.

Bai Cangshu’s breathing through his nose and mouth shifted slightly as he stepped to the side.

Bang!

The palm-wide Claymore slammed into the ground, unleashing terrifying force in an instant.

Boom!

The ground shook violently, as though some monster were shaking the earth.

The stronger someone was, the more they pursued precision in every movement. Bai Cangshu’s tiny evasive step allowed him to counterattack immediately, but Hunter’s Mountain Breaker Strike was not merely a slash.

Even if it did not strike directly, the force driven into the ground could still knock an enemy down.

Though Bai Cangshu was not knocked over, his center of gravity swayed.

At that moment, several Upper Ranks inside the wooden house moved at once.

Bai Cangshu stood only a little over a meter away from the house. To powerful demons like them, such a distance was practically close-quarters combat.

Kokushibo placed a hand on his sword, while Doma raised his fan. Aside from Akaza, who frowned and stepped back, unwilling to gang up on a weaker opponent, the other Upper Ranks all made their move.

Even Nakime raised her head, placing a hand over her biwa. Given a single opportunity, she could send this arrogant human directly into the Infinity Castle.

Then, how to deal with him would depend entirely on Lord Muzan’s mood.

Suddenly, Bai Cangshu, who had seemed about to topple over, tapped off with his toes. As light as a feather, he rode the slight tremor in the ground and leaped high into the air.

Hunter gripped his sword with both hands, already prepared to swing upward. But when he saw "Mercenary Tao" seemingly fly into the air, his expression changed. Sure enough, Bai Cangshu caught the flying door panel in midair.

Hunter shut his eyes in anguish, despair written across his face.

"Not fair… ah."

Nakime was even more shocked. She saw that his gaze was clearly not fixed on Kokushibo, whose presence was the strongest. She was certain that this human had been watching her from the corner of his eye all along.

He… knew her ability!

The corners of Bai Cangshu’s mouth lifted. Under the sunlight, these man-eating demons’ sensory abilities had indeed weakened to the extreme. Not only was Nakime unable to use her Blood Demon Art, but even…

Even that abnormal sensing ability could no longer function.

In midair, he suddenly swung the door panel. As his waist twisted, the creaking friction of muscle and fascia could be heard clearly.

At the same instant, a violent heartbeat suddenly rang out from within Bai Cangshu’s body.

At the thought of what he was about to do, Bai Cangshu’s heart pounded with unprecedented excitement.

At the same time, Elizabeth lay atop a wooden building in the distance, holding an optical telescope. Her pupils widened.

"This… madman!"

Boom!

An entire door panel was swung savagely by more than a thousand pounds of force. The howling airflow sounded like a hurricane arriving.

Hunter stood on the ground with his Claymore held in both hands. As the door panel swung away, the shadow it had cast disappeared, and sunlight poured down in an instant.

Hunter trembled all over as he felt death drawing near.

Looking at the eccentric Reincarnator in the pink robe above him, he used his final breath to roar—

"Mercenary Tao is a Special Reincarnator!"

Bang!

It was impossible to tell whether Hunter had been erased by the Space or destroyed by the sunlight. In an instant, he exploded into dust and smoke.

Although Bai Cangshu had caused Hunter’s death, the Space did not judge it as a special kill. Bai Cangshu had not even injured or controlled Hunter beforehand.

But Bai Cangshu had no time to care about that. The muscles all over his body swelled, and the excessive blood flow made it seem as if only the whites of his eyes remained.

Bang!

The immense swing created an effect like a sonic cannon, exploding with a thunderous blast.

Because Bai Cangshu had leaped so high, the Upper Ranks inside could not see his movements at first. They only heard the terrifying sonic boom. The next moment, Akaza’s entire body trembled, and his pupils quivered.

Destructive Kill: Compass Needle had already spread out. A killing intent and Battle Aura so intense that even he found it unbelievable erupted outside.

Bang!

Blazing White air burst apart like a sound wave.

The wooden house’s roof shattered with a deafening crash.

It was as though a giant had swept a massive warhammer across from above.

With the enormous door panel, Bai Cangshu smashed through the top of the wooden house in a manner like Absolute Territory being unleashed.

Wood splinters scattered everywhere, and as the roof vanished, sunlight naturally fell inside.

In that instant, Kibutsuji Muzan trembled all over. A chilling sense of mortal danger, one it had not felt since that man died, rose within it.

I’ll die. I’ll die here!

In an instant, every cell in Kibutsuji Muzan’s body seemed to come alive. Countless faces emerged, while masses of flesh seemed ready to crawl out of its body.

The elegant noblewoman’s bearing vanished completely. At the brink of life and death, the man-eating demon instantly revealed its true form.

Kokushibo, Doma, Akaza, Gyokko, and Hantengu—all of the powerful Upper Ranks shuddered at the same time.

In the air, Bai Cangshu looked at the panic on the man-eating demons’ faces. Gripping a remaining shard of the door panel, he laughed madly.

"Ha ha ha ha… Muzan, howl in despair!"

Bai Cangshu flipped in midair and flicked his right hand. It was as though it vanished.

The technique was identical to a ninja throwing a Shuriken.

Splurt!

Nakime’s right hand and the biwa in her arms shattered at the same time.

Bai Cangshu, whose body had expanded beyond two meters, spread his legs in midair and stomped fiercely toward the demons exposed to sunlight.

Boom!

As Bai Cangshu landed, Ripple appeared over his hands.

At that instant, everything seemed to slow down.

Kibutsuji Muzan’s heart seemed to skip a beat. Panic filled its face, and the wisdom it had gained through revelation seemed to vanish in an instant.

Overwhelming fear and fury completely shattered its thoughts.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Damn it!"

As Kibutsuji Muzan screamed wildly, the scorching pain of sunlight had already begun. It could feel death closing in.

Bai Cangshu drew back his right palm. Amid extreme distortion, terrifying force erupted.

Immortal Art: Rakshasa Palm!

Bai Cangshu intended to kill Kibutsuji Muzan with a single palm strike.

As Muzan’s breath caught, countless tentacle-like whips appeared. But Bai Cangshu ignored them and struck with his palm.

Destructive Kill: Annihilation Type!

An ice-blue snowflake formation lit up on the ground. A peach-pink-haired figure instantly appeared before Bai Cangshu and threw a punch, colliding directly with Bai Cangshu’s Rakshasa Palm.

Boom!

Terrifying force erupted from the collision. Veins across Bai Cangshu’s right arm began bursting in large numbers, and his expression shifted slightly. The one who had suddenly appeared before him was Akaza.

Because Akaza had forcibly deployed his technique, the fine wood chips atop his head could no longer shield him. Sunlight began to strike his entire body, setting it ablaze.

Yet his stance remained incomparably proper.

As though he could not feel pain, Akaza stared intensely at Bai Cangshu.

"Ha!"

The corner of Bai Cangshu’s mouth curled up. He stomped down hard, brought his left hand together like a blade, and thrust it forward fiercely.